Oregon is famous for a few things: Portland (it was just voted one of the best places to visit in the offseason by the Washington Post), our natural wonders like Mount Hood and Multnomah Falls, and ...

When you think of “The Simpsons,” the long-running animated series based on Portland’s own Matt Groening’s cartoon creations, you don’t necessarily think of romance. But it turns out that a behind-the ...

"The Simpsons" has long been based in a fictional city known by the name of Springfield — to which you say, "d'oh dude — that's only the best-known piece of pop culture trivia in the entire known ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American everything -- hick pit stop, rosy-cheeked Rockwellian font of family values, cesspool of corruption, ...

One of the most common names around, "Springfield" can refer to cities and towns in Colorado, Florida, Kentucky and many other states across the country, but in the mind of creator Matt Groening, the ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American everything — hick pit stop, rosy-cheeked Rockwellian font of family values, cesspool of corruption, ethnic ...

Matt Groening tells Smithsonian magazine that the show's location is based on Springfield, Ore. He credits the idea of naming it Springfield to... D'Oh! Springfield In 'Simpsons' Was Based On Town In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson, cheers with the crowd after unveiling "The Simpsons" mural in downtown Springfield in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the ...

(AP) One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been unmasked, with “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening revealing the Springfield in Oregon is the basis for the hometown of his characters ...

PORTLAND — One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with ``The Simpsons'' creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore, as the inspiration for the animated hometown ...